Underground Fixed Plant Operator / Service Crew

Underground Fixed
Plant Operator /
Service Crew

Industry

Mining

Salary/Rate

AU$60 - AU$65 per hour

Location

QLD

Type

Full Time

Underground Fixed Plant Operator role in N.QLD. 8:6 FIFO, charter flights, top camp and a long-term career. Call Ellie today!

• Fantastic way to secure a long-term position and kickstart your mining career.
• Lifestyle friendly 8:6 / 7:7 FIFO roster with 12-hour shifts
• Move your career forward at a major underground hardrock mine site in N.QLD

The Opportunity & Why Apply!
This is a hands-on underground ops role at one of North QLD's best-known hard rock mines, and a good fit if you're after a long-term career at a site that looks after its people. What's in it for you:

• 8:6 roster, days and nights - charter FIFO from Townsville or Cairns all sorted
• Fantastic camp with private en-suite rooms, bar, pool, gym, and a recreation lounge
• Permanent room allocation - this is a place people stick around long term
• A varied role where you will gain all round knowledge and exposure + plenty of career progression
• Work with a solid crew who value team work, communication, safety and a good attitude

The Role & Duties

You will get experience across fixed plant ops and general service crew experience as part of a close-knit crew. The work is physical, varied and day-to-day includes:

• Dewatering operations - managing pumps, sumps and flight pumps to maintain safe water levels underground
• Pipe installation, maintenance and repairs as required across the operation
• Operate underground equipment including boggers, excavators and rock breakers
• Supporting shutdown activities - planned and unplanned - as part of the wider ops team
• Conducting pre-starts, routine checks and reporting any faults or hazards immediately
• Working collaboratively with other crews to keep the operation running safely and on schedule

The Camp & Roster

The camp is a genuine standout, and it's just a 10-minute bus ride from site.

• Large private en-suite rooms, hot and cold meals for breakfast and dinner + great options for crib
• Gym, pool, sports field, music room, recreation lounge with sofas, TVs throughout
• Bar on site + camp shop, Telstra coverage and Wi-Fi throughout
• Charter FIFO from Cairns and Townsville (not Brisbane) on an 8:6 / 7:7 roster

The Company & Site

A major, well-established underground hard rock operation in North QLD run by one of the most recognised names in Australian mining. Modern infrastructure, experienced leadership and a culture built around doing things properly.

• Long-term work secured with strong mine life ahead
• Safety culture that goes beyond paperwork - leadership that engages with the crew
• Operators who perform get noticed and developed - this isn't a dead-end role
• Close-knit crew culture both on the job and at camp + plenty of training and development offered

Your Background

Underground experience is the foundation or prior experience working in a fixed plant environment - but attitude, reliability and a willingness to learn are number one.

• Prior underground experience in fixed plant, service crew or a trade background is highly regarded
• Comfortable operating heavy underground equipment (training will be provided onsite as well)
• Experience with dewatering, pumps or pipe work is a real advantage
• Physically fit and able to work 12-hour shifts in hot, confined underground conditions
• Team player with a strong safety mindset and a genuine willingness to learn and develop
• Current manual unrestricted driver's licence, ability to pass a pre-employment mining medical & NPC

Next Steps

Applications are being reviewed and sent directly to the fixed maintenance superintendent for immediate review - so don't sit on it. If you want the full site pack or keen for a confidential chat, then call Ellie on ************.

In the past 5 years we have been extremely humbled to have placed over 16,000 people into meaningful employment. This equates to 21 lives enhanced every day!

Ellie Smith | ******************** | ************ | ************

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